Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Dark clouds loomed over the house, and a chilling wind howled.

A thick, swirling black mist, carrying a chilling and violent aura, pressed down heavily on the Li family courtyard. From within the black mist, a twisted, indistinct Thai spirit bared its fangs and claws, spewing black miasma, and swooped down with boundless killing intent.

This is a malevolent spirit that Li Siya summoned from an evil altar abroad, using all her savings and her own life essence as a guide. It is specifically used to destroy houses, harm people, and turn against the righteous path.

Outside the courtyard, Li Siya's illusory figure laughed maniacally, her voice shrill and piercing: "Shen Jingshu! Let's see if your golden body of merit can withstand the cross-border evil! Today I will destroy you and the Li family together!"

Li Hanting's expression was stern. He subconsciously protected Shen Jingshu in front of him again, his aura tense, ready to step forward to protect her at any moment.

Li Wenqian clenched his fists, his eyes filled with cold determination, completely severing the last thread of brotherly and sisterly affection.

But the next second, Shen Jingshu gently raised her hand, calm and composed, without the slightest fear.

"Those heretics and evil spirits dare to act so recklessly."

She formed a traditional Xuanmen (mystical sect) seal with her fingertips, and the vast golden light of merit she had refined the previous night burst forth, dazzling yet not blinding, like a warm sun steadily enveloping the entire Li family courtyard.

Wherever the golden light touched, the biting cold wind instantly froze, the black mist in the sky retreated wildly, and even the fierce and malevolent aura pressing down from the sky trembled violently and dissipated step by step.

Shen Jingshu raised her hand and several cinnabar and yellow talismans flew out into the air, automatically arranging themselves into a four-directional evil-suppressing array, steadily locking down the entire sky above the Li family.

"town!"

With a single word, golden light shone forth!

The Thai spirit, swooping down wildly, crashed into the golden shield of merit, letting out a shrill and piercing wail.

When the most malevolent and evil aura meets the purest and most righteous power of merit, it's like ice and snow meeting a raging fire, or darkness meeting the rising sun. The malevolent black mist melts away rapidly, its distorted form shrinking, twisting, and cracking, its originally ferocious roar instantly turning into a dying whimper.

It was trapped in the evil-suppressing formation, unable to move forward or backward. With each struggle, a portion of the Yin energy on its body was refined.

Outside the courtyard, Li Siya witnessed firsthand how the top-tier Yin spirit she had paid a fortune to be instantly suppressed and crushed. Her pupils constricted, her face filled with disbelief: "Impossible! This is impossible! You're only a teenager, how could you possess such profound power of merit!"

Having practiced dark and evil magic for many years, she knew best the terror of the orthodox merit-based golden body—

Only by accumulating good deeds, helping the souls of the dead, resolving grievances, and saving all living beings can one cultivate the merits that make one invulnerable to all evil!

This level of cultivation is simply not something an ordinary disciple of the Xuanmen sect could possess!

Shen Jingshu's gaze was cold and indifferent as she looked at the swaying, illusory black mist.

"You sacrifice your blood relatives, take your family's fortune for personal gain, feed your body to evil spirits, and are obsessed with evil paths. You have damaged your virtue and committed acts of killing. You are already entangled by karma, and retribution will never be absent."

As soon as she finished speaking, she tapped her fingertip.

The last annihilation talisman, suspended in mid-air, suddenly shot straight at the core of the Yin Spirit!

"Bang—!"

With a soft sound, the black mist in the sky completely exploded and vanished without a trace.

The malevolent Thai spirit that had crossed the border was instantly refined and scattered by the golden light of merit, leaving it with no chance of reincarnation.

The moment the evil spirit was destroyed, Li Siya, who was hiding in the secret room of the Su family, suddenly spat out a mouthful of black, foul-smelling blood!

She had already signed a blood pact with the spirit, and when the spirit died, she instantly suffered a hundredfold backlash from the magic!

All the evil magical artifacts in the secret room shattered inch by inch; the scarecrow spontaneously combusted, the blood talisman turned to ash, and all the incantation threads broke.

Countless backlashes poured into her body, frantically devouring her soul, lifespan, and destiny!

Li Siya was in excruciating pain, her soul was being torn apart, and she collapsed to the ground in a sorry state. In an instant, most of her hair turned white, her face became withered and ghostly, and her aura completely collapsed and shattered.

Her elaborate feng shui formation, which she had planned for years, the sinister magic she had spent half her life learning, and the malevolent spirits she had summoned at great expense—all of it was reduced to nothing and utterly destroyed in a single day!

In the courtyard, Shen Jingshu glanced briefly at the empty space.

All external evil spirits were eliminated, all underground monsters were dug out, and the luck-locking hair array was completely destroyed.

The Yin Sha Locking Luck Formation that had plagued the Li family for years has now been uprooted and completely destroyed!

As the formation dissipated, a clear and refreshing aura of vitality slowly enveloped the entire Li family villa.

The gloom and bad luck that had been suppressed for years were swept away, and the house's fortune returned, blessings were restored, and the aura became clear.

The gloom that had been hanging over the Li family's fortunes vanished completely.

Li Wenqian felt a sudden sense of relief, as the invisible pressure that had weighed on his heart for many years completely disappeared, leaving him feeling refreshed and invigorated.

The gloomy and fierce aura between Li Hanting's brows and eyes completely disappeared, and his aura became more calm and upright.

Looking at the courtyard now bathed in bright sunlight, the butler let out a long sigh of relief, his face filled with awe: "It's ruined! It's truly and utterly ruined! The bad luck of the Li family has finally dissipated!"

Shen Jingshu raised her hand and gathered all the rusty scissors, nails, bloodstained strips of cloth, and sinister strands of hair on the ground.

With a swirling golden light, all the malevolent spirits and evil creatures instantly turned to ashes, scattering with the wind and leaving not a trace of calamity.

She turned around, looked at the father and son, and concluded calmly:

"The formation has been broken, the evil spirits have been completely eliminated, and the fortunes of the Li family have been restored to normal."

"But Li Siya is burdened with heavy sins, practiced evil arts, plotted the extermination of her clan, and commanded evil spirits. Her sins are so great that there is no room for redemption."

Li Wenqian closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, only cold indifference remained in them:

"I will immediately contact the Special Affairs Bureau, submit all evidence, arrest Li Siya, and thoroughly investigate all illegal activities of the Su family."

"From this day forward, Li Siya is expelled from the Li family genealogy, and for all eternity, she is severing all ties with the Li family!"

The bonds of brotherhood and kinship, the ties that have lasted for years, are now completely severed.

Li Hanting gazed at the graceful young woman before him, who calmly and decisively broke through the impasse, his eyes filled with deep admiration and warmth.

It turns out that the one who saved the Li family from the brink of destruction, protected their family's peace and stability year after year, and safeguarded the Li family's century-old foundation was never their blood relatives.

Instead, it is this stepdaughter who entered the household halfway through her life, gentle and insightful, with a strong sense of righteousness and a heavy responsibility—Shen Jingshu.

The sky cleared completely, and the warm sun shone brightly on the Li family courtyard.

The family's long-standing gloom has finally come to an end. From now on, the Li family will be free from all evil and enjoy lasting good fortune.

Li Hanting immediately dialed the special affairs bureau's hotline to report the Li family's evil feng shui case and the details of Li Siya's involvement in the case.

Before long, two nimble and tall figures arrived at the Li family villa by car. It turned out to be old acquaintances Lin Feng and Ye Shuang.

The two men, dressed in standard work clothes, stood tall and imposing. As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, they spotted Shen Jingshu in the crowd.

Li Wenqian, standing to the side, recognized the logo of the Special Affairs Bureau and knew that these public officials in charge of supernatural matters were of special status and arrogant nature, and ordinary wealthy and powerful people were simply beneath their notice. He quickly composed himself, stepped forward respectfully, and prepared to take the initiative to greet them and cooperate with the investigation.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng and Ye Shuang didn't even spare a glance for him, the head of the Li family. They strode past everyone and walked up to Shen Jingshu with a humble and respectful attitude, completely unlike their usual cold and stern demeanor when handling cases.

"Master Shen, we meet again."

Ye Shuang smiled, her tone familiar yet respectful: "Judging from the clear and bright aura of the courtyard, with all the malevolent energy dissipated, it seems you've already resolved the case smoothly and efficiently. With you here, we didn't even need to lift a finger. We're truly grateful to have you here today."

Li Wenqian, who was standing to the side, was stunned on the spot, his face full of astonishment, and his heart was filled with turmoil.